The Latest Breaking News from Downing Street

Cassetteboy fans react to ‘must see’ video blasting Downing Street parties

Comedy music group repurpose Rage Against the Machine’s ‘Killing in the Name’

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

Johnson denies he was warned No 10 event in May 2020 was against rules and says he did not lie to parliament – as it happened

PM says ‘nobody told me that what we were doing was against the rules’ and says he did not tell lie in Commons

The Guardian - UK · Jan 18, 2022

Inside Politics: Cummings says Johnson lied to parliament about Downing Street garden party

Former chief of staff says ‘evidence’ will back up his claim, writes Matt Mathers

The Independent UK · Jan 18, 2022

What was everyone else doing while Downing street was hosting 'work gatherings' in the garden? A look at the data

Many people around the UK have been scrolling back through the photos on their phones to remind themselves where they were on May 2020, while staff at 10 Downing Street were gathering for what Boris Johnson insists was a work event but which is currently under investigation as a potential…

The Conversation · Jan 17, 2022

Doctor who broke Covid rules to cuddle grieving widow outraged by Downing Street parties

Dr Prit Buttar, 61, opened up about his decision to breach social distancing rules to give a heartbroken pensioner a hug during the UK's second lockdown in 2020

Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2022

Downing Street party culture saw staff 'booze at lunch' and 'wake up in same clothes'

Former aide Sonia Khan, who worked in No 10 and the Treasury under Theresa May and David Cameron, said 'the idea of mini fridges or having drinks underneath your table wasn't uncommon'

Daily Mirror · Jan 17, 2022

Downing Street boozing culture meant drinks started at lunchtime says former official

A former Downing St and Treasury official said there was a well-established drinking culture at the heart of government since the days of David Cameron.

Daily Record · Jan 17, 2022

Boris Johnson faces recruitment dilemma amid Downing Street chaos

Analysis: with key aides on the way out, the PM will find ambitious professionals are reluctant to take a risk on his reign

The Guardian - UK · Jan 17, 2022

Nadine’s BBC licence fee plan? Red Meat for the Big Dog

Oh, come on. What kind of sad, flatulent geek comes up with policy initiatives billed as Big Dog and Red Meat (is the Red Meat for the Big Dog?) as a way of suggesting that the PM is going to get all populist? The brains at Downing Street may not…

Evening Standard · Jan 17, 2022

Johnson using populist policies to save his job is ‘unedifying’, Sturgeon says

Nicola Sturgeon said reports of ‘operation red meat’ were an attempt to distract from the scandal of Downing Street parties during Covid restrictions.

The Independent UK · Jan 17, 2022